| Qt 5.7 introduces many new features and improvements as well as bugfixes |
| over the 5.6.x series. For more details, refer to the online documentation |
| included in this distribution. The documentation is also available online: |
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| http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/index.html |
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| The Qt version 5.7 series is binary compatible with the 5.6.x series. |
| Applications compiled for 5.6 will continue to run with 5.7. |
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| Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers |
| corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker: |
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| https://bugreports.qt.io/ |
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| Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more |
| information about a particular change. |
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| * General * |
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| - Chromium Snapshot: |
| * The Chromium version has been updated to 49.0.2623.111. |
| * In addition security fixes from Chromium 50 and 51 have been merged. |
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| - Web Features: |
| * Drag'n'drop is now supported |
| * Encrypted Media Extensions EME is now supported |
| if the PPAPI Widevine CDM plugin is installed. |
| * Spellchecking is now available if dictionaries are installed. |
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| - OS X: |
| * Added 'use_appstore_compliant_code' option to allow compiling WebEngine as Mac App Store compliant. |
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| * Qt WebEngineQML * |
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| - WebEngineView: |
| * New WebAction for saving page on disk in multiple different formats |
| including MHTML. |
| * JavaScript can now be executed in separate worlds. |
| * WebChannels can now be installed in separate worlds. |
| * Properties for recentlyAudible notification and muting of page. |
| * Content size and scroll position properties are now available. |
| * New API to print to PDF. |
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| - WebEngineProfile: |
| * New API for disabling or clearing HTTP cache |
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| - WebEngineSettings: |
| * New settings for controlling WebGL, automatic favicon download and more. |
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| * Qt WebEngineWidgets * |
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| - QWebEngineContextMenuData: |
| * A new API exposing data useful for context menu generation. |
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| - QWebEnginePage: |
| * New WebAction for opening new tabs in background. |
| * New WebAction for saving page on disk in multiple different formats |
| including MHTML. |
| * Direct access to QIcon version of favicons. |
| * JavaScript can now be executed in separate worlds. |
| * WebChannels can now be installed in separate worlds. |
| * Signals for recentlyAudible notification and muting of page. |
| * Content size and scroll position properties are now available. |
| * New API to print to PDF. |
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| - QWebEngineProfile: |
| * New API for disabling or clearing HTTP cache |
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| - QWebEngineSettings: |
| * New settings for controlling WebGL, automatic favicon download and more. |
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| * Examples * |
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